Photos by Tag: red-winged
February 17th, 2009
Partial display
Many neighborhoods in Anacortes boast wetlands in or around their boundaries. Such is the case at The Orchards on “H” Avenue, where I took this photo of a red-winged blackbird perched on a tree branch in the midst of cattails. The black male can hide brilliant red shoulders or show them off in a dazzling […]
August 26th, 2004
Red-winged playground
This was the scene today at a wetlands restoration project on March’s Point Road, just across the highway from Similk Beach Golf Course. The corner and adjacent land are part of Shell Puget Sound Refinery’s wetlands restoration area. Cattails are a favorite perch among redwinged blackbirds.